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Real estate businesses in Gloucester County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Gloucester County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #740 of 2,229 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 436
- 24 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 132
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,200 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 120
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 312,638
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 436 real estate businesses in Gloucester County. 24 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $20,200 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Gloucester County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 20% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gloucester County was 132 in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 853 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 1,645 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gloucester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gloucester County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Gloucester County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #740 of 2,229 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Gloucester County compares
The same measures for New Jersey and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Gloucester County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.7 | 36.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 120 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 853 | 595 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +7.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,200 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $105,115 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 132+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,645Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43624 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 525The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gloucester County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Gloucester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 312,638+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 112,545
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 322 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 953
- Median household income
- $105,115+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,489
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 124,021
- Daytime population
- 272,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Gloucester County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 87 | 70 | 15.4 | 291 | +3.2% | #3 of 2,229 |
| 2Salem County, NJ | 80 | 47 | 18.9 | 219 | +2.3% | #30 of 2,229 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 67 | 177 | 30.6 | 159 | +2.9% | #318 of 2,229 |
| 4Middlesex County, NJ | 65 | 814 | 26.4 | 182 | +2.6% | #384 of 2,229 |
| 5Hudson County, NJ | 62 | 767 | 25.6 | 179 | +1.8% | #506 of 2,229 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 62 | 558 | 27.6 | 158 | +2.4% | #512 of 2,229 |
| 7Cumberland County, NJ | 62 | 143 | 26.6 | 147 | +2.2% | #516 of 2,229 |
| 8Hunterdon County, NJ | 62 | 186 | 36.6 | 146 | +2.3% | #517 of 2,229 |
| 9Passaic County, NJ | 59 | 492 | 27.5 | 160 | +1.6% | #630 of 2,229 |
| 10Somerset County, NJ | 58 | 467 | 35.7 | 150 | +3.5% | #679 of 2,229 |
| 14Gloucester County, NJ | 57 | 436 | 38.7 | 120 | +3.3% | #740 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Gloucester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Gloucester County, NJ?
There are 436 real estate businesses on map listings in Gloucester County as of September 2026. 24 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. Official counts list 1,645 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gloucester County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $20,200 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 436 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 20% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,545 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gloucester County, NJ compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Gloucester County has 38.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 120, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 525, against 436 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 853 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Gloucester County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Gloucester County at 312,638 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,545 households. The median household income in Gloucester County is $105,115 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Gloucester County scores 57 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #740 of 2,229 scored counties.
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